Gunmakers Face New Legal Threat From Families of Mass Shooting Victims June 30, 2022 By Erik Larson and Francesca Maglione Families of children and teachers killed in last month’s Texas school massacre face a formidable legal battle if they decide...
Judge Lets Tulsa Race Massacre Reparations Lawsuit Proceed May 4, 2022 By Ken Miller An Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can proceed, bringing new...
Insurers Refuse to Pick Up Bill for Billions in Opioid Claims March 8, 2022 By Jef Feeley A multibillion-dollar bill is coming due for the U.S. opioid epidemic and insurers for some of the largest drug makers,...
CVS, Walgreens, Walmart to Make Closing Arguments in Ohio Opioid Trial November 15, 2021 By Nate Raymond A jury is set to hear closing arguments on Monday in a trial in federal court in Cleveland focused on...
Judge Rejects Purdue Effort to Dismiss Claim Opioids Are Public Nuisance September 10, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. judge overseeing nationwide litigation concerning the opioid crisis on Monday rejected Purdue Pharma LP’s effort to dismiss claims...
Roundup Not Only Monsanto Legal Woe For Bayer; PCB Claims Still Coming July 24, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Tim Loh The widening legal nightmare over Roundup weedkillers isn’t the only potential multi-billion-dollar liability Bayer AG inherited last year when it...
Opioid Litigation Tests Public Nuisance Claim Theory May 27, 2019 By Jef Feeley Determining who foots the bill for America’s growing opioid epidemic may depend on how well the state of Oklahoma deploys...
Court Nixes Cities’ Climate Change Public Nuisance Lawsuit Against Oil Firms June 26, 2018 By Peter Blumberg and Robert Burnson BP Plc, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. escaped blame for the public costs of global warming when a U.S....